Television
The TV lineup looks a lot like it did 20 years ago as shows and ideas from the smiley-face era return.
Sept. 2, 1998
Obituaries
Frank Peppiatt became one of TV’s top producers during the 1960s and ‘70s in the variety show genre, developing programs for several top stars.
Nov. 9, 2012
World & Nation
Sex is out in Swaziland. “Dallas” is tops in Zimbabwe.
March 1, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
Legendary TV sitcoms, such as “I Love Lucy,” “MASH” and “Friends,” will likely run as long as there are screens.
Oct. 12, 2015
Company Town
Carsey-Werner Television says Netflix has competition from other streaming services that are willing to pay big to license “That ’70s Show.”
Nov. 21, 2019
Seventy years ago, the on-switch was flipped at KTTV Channel 11, a television station founded by Times Mirror Co., then the parent company of the Los Angeles Times, in partnership with CBS.
Feb. 15, 2019
Stanley Robertson broke color barriers as he rose through NBC’s network television ranks in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Dec. 7, 2011
Television. Yes, young people in series are having sex. Now many ask if the medium can serve as an educational tool.
Feb. 20, 1999
Archives
Harvey Bullock, 84, a writer for “The Andy Griffith Show” and other TV comedies in the 1960s and ‘70s, died April 23 at South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach of age-related illnesses, said his daughter, Courtney.
May 1, 2006
The Emmy Awards may be the most prestigious event for the television industry, but fewer viewers are tuning in to watch it.
Sept. 18, 2018